COMMUNITY
Mastering the garden
When Master Gardener Alison Ogden of Santa Rosa was recently honored as one of Sonoma County's top volunteers, she was, well, a bit flabbergasted.
She's in a class by herself
Moms and dads help in classrooms, everybody knows that. Some parents help out on field trips, too. But some students' parents really, really, really help their children's schools.
Take Tara Smith, for example.
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Lifeline to the elderly
It's a simple thing really; just seven little digits that lead to a ring and a chat.
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High prices felt at Food Bank
Rising food and fuel prices are hitting many consumers hard. But at the Redwood Empire Food Bank, where donations are down and need is up, the punch is a little bit stronger, said David Goodman, the Food Bank's executive director.
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Honoring heroes
Eric Glassey of Willits says volunteering is more a matter of will than an issue of time -- at least to him.
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Standing by to help kids
Kathy Witkowicki, founder of the Stand By Me mentoring program operated by the nonprofit Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, remembers the days before she was completely dedicated to matching mentors with students from Sonoma Valley schools.
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One dogged volunteer
Hank the dog isn't hyper about volunteering. He doesn't "spaz-out" at the jingle of truck keys or the rumble of the garage door opening. For the 3-year-old, 65-pound hound, volunteering is all about riding shotgun with his people, Howard and Pam...
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Volunteer face-off
Brian Phillips, a father of two from Glen Ellen, enjoys volunteering as a coach for Little League and basketball, and refereeing soccer.
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Calling on Mr. Fix-it
Sean Von Tellrop is a "get-it-done" kind of guy with a self-deprecating wit and half-friendly, half-surly manner. A construction superintendent for McDevitt and McDevitt for the past nine years, he's volunteered with Rebuilding Together Petaluma for...
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Working For Peanuts
On Aug. 17, 2002, the day the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center opened, the whole gang was there: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, Snoopy, Woodstock and Elaine and George.
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